On Monday, October 30, Hamas, which has arrested at least 239 people in Israel since the October 7 attacks, released a video of three women being held hostage. The Israeli Prime Minister protested against this “propaganda” video.
Palestinian Hamas released a video on Monday, October 30, showing three women held in unprecedented levels of detention in the Gaza Strip since Israel’s bloody attack on October 7.
In this 76-second video, seen by BFMTV and broadcast by Hamas media with the title “A number of Zionist prisoners send a message to (Benjamin) Netanyahu and his government,” we can see these three women sitting on plastic chairs .
One of them, sitting in the middle, angrily calls on the Israeli prime minister to conclude a prisoner exchange with the terrorist organization in order to secure their release.
“Free us, free us, free us all. Take us back to our families now, now!” she urges.
Several Israeli media outlets posted a screenshot of this video on their website, indicating that they would not air it because they believed the comments made were dictated by Hamas.
“war crimes”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu quickly responded in a statement calling the video “cruel psychological propaganda.”
“I address Yelena Trupanov, Danielle Aloni and Rimon Kirsht, who were kidnapped by Hamas, which is committing war crimes (…). Our hearts are with you and all other people kidnapped,” he said, adding.
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant had already accused Hamas of “psychological manipulation” of the hostages it was holding on Sunday, after the Islamist movement said it was ready to release them in exchange for all Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.
According to the latest assessment by Israeli authorities, at least 239 hostages are being held in the Gaza Strip, including several French nationals who were kidnapped by Hamas commandos during the October 7 attack on Israeli soil. This attack of unprecedented proportions sparked a war that has already claimed thousands of lives.